In May 2009, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow released his autobiography Check-Raising the Devil, a book that has it all: drugs, sex, partying, jail, suicidal depression, bipolar bouts and world champion poker. From the beginning the plan was to make a weekly TV-series of Check-Raising the Devil, but now it seems like it will be made into a movie instead!
The fact is that the production company 1984 Prof[...] Read more » Nicolas Cage To Play Mike "The Mouth" Matusow In Upcoming Movie?
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This sort of film would be right up my street and i am looking forward to watching it. I love watching Mike at the tables and to see his life on film would be an amazing watch.Hurry up and release it!
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Yes,it does sound like a great film if it is made but I really can't see Cage portraying Matusow as believable,to me Cage comes across as too 'Hollywood' and Mike Matusow is a man of the people with a complex character and a life full of excitement and challenges. I could be biased,I have seen Ghost Rider!!
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Posted by Theapple: now this could be interesting movie. even with nicolas cage in it
yeah lol
Just hope he'll try to make a better poker face than in his last movies.. If he goes for the same formula whenever he'll be playing an hand, everyone will think hes just sad and has some shitty cards lol
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This should be fun to watch a must watch movie if it comes out , i watches all movies that relates to poker so good luck even if it is crap , i will try to watch it , talks about a gambling addict lol. Anyway have fun guys we always hear good stuffs at the WSOP , for this year a movie!! Keep going WSOP the events unfolding have been good so far. Cheers!
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that's Hollywood for you: Mike "The Mouth" Matusow cannot actually play Mike "The Mouth" Matusow because Nicolas Cage is a lot better Mike "The Mouth" Matusow than the original Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. hail the master of everybody and everything Nicolas Cage- rumors go tha in his next epic movie he will have the role of pochui's precisely shaved balls ("Avatar: Pochui's laser shaved balls"
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Nick is a great choice to do a poker player role. He has got all that it takes. I bet we will be seing him nervous without showing it too much. And in the final heads up we can watch him making a face off, bluffing his opponent and taking the first prize!
